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North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Conveyance Project FEATURE PROJECT TEAMKENAIDAN REGISTERED ISO 9001 ISO 14001 ISO 45001 North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant Conveyance Project FEATURE PROJECT Project Requirements The North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant regulations with respect to wastewater treatment responsible for the design and construction Conveyance Project, located in Vancouver, British effluent requirements. of the new pump station. We appreciate Columbia, involves the design and construction of Kenaidan’s diligence that attends to details the new First Narrows Pump Station and related The new pump station, sized to pump 110 ML/ and pursues quality throughout the project. conveyance piping. The design-build contract was day peak wet weather flow and 22 ML/day peak The staff exhibit levels of knowledge and awarded to North Shore Conveyance Partners, a dry weather flow, collects sewage and pumps it to expertise during the design development joint venture between Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. a tie-in point near the new treatment facility. The and construction. We look forward to seeing and Michels Canada. conveyance pipe network involves influent and the commissioning of the new pump station.” effluent piping, ranging from 900 mm to 2,100 mm, Our contract provides pumping and conveyance consisting of gravity and forcemain piping using of sewage to and from the new Lions Gate open-cut and micro-tunneling methods. Wastewater Treatment Plant (LGWWTP) and Roles & Responsibilities the existing ocean outfall system. The new plant, “First Narrows Pump Station is the key which is currently under construction, will be component of the North Shore Wastewater Owner: Greater Vancouver Sewerage and situated west of the Lions Gate Bridge and Treatment Plant Conveyance project, Drainage District Bob Adedayo Patrick Hamlin Rida Abdullah Andrea Mrezar Marisa Nardini Andrea Howson services the North Shore municipalities of West awarded to North Shore Conveyance Primary Consultant: WSP Canada Inc. Vancouver, the City of North Vancouver, the Partners,” said Joan Liu, Senior Project Mechanical: Trotter and Morton Building District of North Vancouver and Squamish Nation. Engineer, Project Delivery, North Shore Technologies Our project, and the new LGWWTP, will bring Wastewater Treatment Plant. “Kenaidan GVS&DD into compliance with the new federal (a consortium to the NSCP group) is Electrical: Western Pacific Enterprises Ltd. Miscellaneous Steel: Westeel Fabrication Key Challenges Concrete & Formwork: Tom Wood Contracting Ltd. Excavation and Backfilling: • Drilling secant piles into coarse soil with large • Permit issues with discharging excess ground Gravity Construction Inc. cobbles water to the Burrard Inlet Secant Piles: Henry Drilling • Managing high groundwater levels that • Design requirements for a 160-year design life Shotcrete Liner: LRutt Contracting Ltd. vary with tides due to very porous ground and a one in 2,474-year earthquake seismic conditions event resulted in extremely dense reinforcing Architectural Pre-cast: Surespan Structures Ltd. • Controlling groundwater leaks through the steel secant wall to maintain a dry work area once • Thermal control of mass concrete foundation Reinforcing Steel: Tycon Steel excavated and perimeter walls Masonry: Thunderstone Contracting Ltd. Inside This Issue POINT OF INTEREST PROJECT UPDATE CONGRATULATIONS Technical Exchange Program Bloomington GO Station Guildwood Project Team VOLUME 31 ISSUE 1 : MARCH 2020 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY in length and consists of three different types of liners: concrete, steel, and composite panels. “Obayashi is very similar to Kenaidan, in the sense that safety is a number one priority. On such a massive project, the site is cleaned weekly by all personnel on site; areas are designated by different coloured pylons; and subtrade meetings are held every morning and every day at lunch. CETA (Care Enough to Act) is a core value for Technical Exchange Program Kenaidan, but it was also something that was very POINT OF INTEREST present in every aspect of Obayashi’s operations. In 2012, Kenaidan developed a technical “During my time in Japan, I was welcomed with “Understanding the Japanese culture helped me exchange program with our parent company, open arms by the people at Obayashi – both at understand how cultural beliefs are reflected Obayashi Corporation in Japan. The program the head office and on multiple job sites. During within the company – respect, integrity, and gives Kenaidan staff the opportunity to learn more the four weeks, I worked with various departments loyalty are strong values found within Obayashi. about Obayashi’s technologies and to evaluate at Obayashi and learned about different As different as Japanese and Canadian cultures their practical implementation in Canada. technologies that are implemented on site. are, deep down Obayashi and Kenaidan cultures are very much the same; both value loyalty and The goal of the exchange program is to further “It was nice to put faces to names and connect working with integrity. develop our working relationship; to exchange on a personal level with so many different people. ideas, methodologies and best practices; and We were able to exchange information and “My firsthand experience allowed me to witness to ultimately utilize our combined experience to methodologies between the two companies and the immense respect for the work they do, as further strengthen our respective knowledge, learn from each other. For example, Obayashi’s well as for each other. They are committed to and capabilities. Design Department was very interested in our new technology while respecting traditional Trafalgar project, and I was able to explain why ways; this is evident by marrying the old with Rida Abdullah, our most recent participant, started elliptical shafts were used versus the typical the new, in both architecture and lifestyle. My with Kenaidan in 2012 as a co-op student. She square shafts. time in Japan and with Obayashi was a once in a joined us full-time in 2014 as a Project Engineer lifetime opportunity and I am very thankful for the and is now an Assistant Site Supervisor. She is “As an Assistant Site Supervisor, it was a great experience.” also a recent graduate of Kenaidan’s three-year opportunity to learn how project sites operate in Construction Leadership College. a different part of the world. I had the chance to Kenaidan would like to thank all Obayashi spend time at the Gaikan North Bound Shield JV employees for their warm hospitality and In December 2019, Rida spent one-month in – this shield tunneling project consists of a 16 m willingness to share their knowledge and Tokyo and was fully immersed in the Obayashi and diameter tunnel boring machine which is used experience. We would also like to thank Rida for Japanese culture. Here are some of her reflections to create a new series of underground highways being a wonderful Kenaidan ambassador and for and insights on her experience: circling around Tokyo to alleviate congestion and imparting her learned knowledge and experience improve traffic flow. The tunnel is well over 30 km that will benefit Kenaidan. Congratulations to the Guildwood project team! On December 4, the Guildwood GO Station award presentation. They described that the was presented with a 2019 Ontario Concrete TCA was selecting the top, overall project that Award for the Infrastructure category. The would represent the local ACI chapter at the award recognizes the talent and effort of the 2020 ACI Excellence Gala in October; a global best designers, contractors, suppliers, and competition amongst the concrete design and owners in Ontario. Members of Kenaidan, WSP, construction community. The competition is RDHA, and Metrolinx attended the presentation open to all entries that have won at a local level ceremony, along with some of our suppliers through an ACI Chapter. The Guildwood Project including Ontario Redimix. was selected to represent the Ontario Chapter of the ACI at this global competition! We are At the end of the individual category awards, waiting news to find out if we will be moving (L to R): Andy McLellan, Zainab Heddokheel, the association stated that there was one final forward in the competition. and Scott Brazeau Bloomington GO Station PROJECT UPDATE Project Requirements The Bloomington GO Station, located south of Bloomington Road and west of Highway 404 in the Town of Richmond Hill, brings much-needed expansion services to commuters in Richmond Hill, Aurora, and Stouffville. The new station will extend the Richmond Hill GO rail line north from Gormley GO Station offering commuters living in York Region convenient, local access to GO Transit service. This 29,288 m2 flagship station has been designed to meet Metrolinx’s new industry- leading standard of incorporating public spaces into commuter stations. The station includes an integrated three-storey, cast-in-place concrete, post-tensioned parking structure to accommodate Roles & Responsibilities Project Scope 765 vehicles. The parking facility will have a car-counting system and bike lane with shelters that have direct access to the rail platform. Owner: Metrolinx / GO Transit Contract Services: Lump Sum Consultant: AECOM Concrete: 21,575 m3 The station will be fully accessible and showcase Design Consultant: IBI Group Architects Formwork: 66,353 m2 boutique-style finishes, such as exposed architectural cast-in-place oblong concrete Concrete Formwork & Placement: Key Challenges: Kenaidan Contracting Ltd. columns within a feature atrium complete with • Poor and varied soil conditions
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